u/Here_wego_again6211

I'm building a full D&D 5e campaign set in the Digital World, using a homebrew "Tamer" class. The core idea is that each Tamer's weapon and abilities come directly from their Digimon partner, so it's not just a reskin, it's mechanically tied to the partner's actual attacks and evolution line.

To give you an idea of what I mean: Bearmon's partner would be a Monk, since Bearmon fights barehanded with martial arts, so the Tamer's "weapon" is basically a pair of knuckle dusters modeled after his claws. Rurimon's partner would be a Wizard, since she reads from a magic book, so the Tamer carries a replica of that same book as their spellcasting focus. Tinkermon's partner fights with a spear, so I'm thinking some kind of martial or finesse class where the Tamer wields a matching spear replica, though I haven't fully locked in which class fits her best.

Basically the weapon or focus is meant to be a physical echo of the partner Digimon's fighting style, and ideally it should scale thematically as the Digimon evolves from Rookie all the way up, instead of suddenly feeling totally different once they hit Champion or Ultimate.

So here's my question for this sub, which Digimon do you think best represent each of the 12 D&D classes, and why? Bonus points if you can suggest a full evolution line that keeps that class fantasy consistent the whole way up, so it doesn't just turn into a giant mech at Ultimate and lose the vibe. Would love to hear your picks, thanks in advance!

Artist: https://x.com/binelu01

Came up with the idea yesterday and drew it today, so this is pretty rough , kinda looks like a 10 year old drew it lol, but I did my best.

He's called Akamon, based on a red panda. Rookie level, Data attribute, Small Beast family.

The gold ring on his tail is a Holy Ring, the idea is it's holding back/containing his energy, like a seal. Haven't figured out the rest of the lore yet.

First time actually drawing him out, so anatomy and shading are definitely off in places. Any feedback welcome, trying to improve.

There was an episode where the kids had to get through a body of water, and they realized that because they were in the Digital World, they didn't actually need to hold their breath underwater. I always thought that was such a cool concept.

But then... why didn't they ever apply that kind of logic again?

If they realized the Digital World didn't follow the same rules as the real world, I feel like there had to be other situations that could've been solved much more easily if they'd thought outside the box.

Did this ever cross anyone else's mind? What are some moments where using that same logic could've made things a lot easier?

so i had this dream where i was somewhere i've literally never been in real life, but there was a scene from digimon happening that never actually aired. the thing is in the dream tentomon was yellow instead of red and for some reason that stuck with me all day, so i woke up and just... made it real lol.

I started sketching what evolutions lines could look like but honestly i only got a couple rough ideas down. if anyone wants to throw in their own take on what this thing could evolve into i'd love to see it, curious what other people come up with

anyway does this happen to anyone else? like dreaming about digimon and then actually making something out of it after, a recolor, a fake digimon, some scene that was never canon. or was this just a random one-off for me

Artist: https://x.com/Spareribs\_777

Hear me out.

The idea of having a Digimon? Best thing ever. A creature that chooses you, grows with you, fights for you. I would die for my Agumon and you all know it.

But Digimon actually existing in the real world is a completely different conversation. Because it's not just your partner. It's all of them. And this is a world that produced the Demon Lords. Lucemon. Millenniummon. Creatures that don't just destroy cities, they unmake reality. Their existence alone is a threat. You don't negotiate with that, you don't contain that, you just pray it never wakes up on a bad day.

And even ignoring the apocalypse-tier ones — a wild Greymon in a panic is already game over for an entire city. A Mega that loses its Tamer with no one to answer for it. What army deals with that? What law covers it?

The bond between a kid and their partner is the soul of this franchise and I believe in it completely. But the full package, every Digimon everywhere just existing alongside us, feels less like a dream and more like a countdown.

Maybe the Digital World separation isn't a tragedy. Maybe it's the only reason we're still here.

Is there any version of coexistence that actually works or does it always come back to the Demon Lords?

https://www.instagram.com/krinn7.5

This is what I have at the moment, does it work for you? Give me ideas , thank you